There never can be equality of rewards or possessions so long as the human plan contains varied talents and differing degrees of industry and thrift, but ours ought to be a country free from the great blotches of distressed poverty.

Warren G. Harding

Inaugural Address of Warren G. Harding

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Natural inequality Poverty Economic inequality

Speaker

Warren G. Harding

Source

Inaugural Address of Warren G. Harding Presidential inaugural address

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Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1921 1920s 20th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Harding, William G. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1921, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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